diff --git a/pyprind/.progbar.py.swo b/pyprind/.progbar.py.swo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94414a2
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diff --git a/pyprind/prog_class.py b/pyprind/prog_class.py
index e2dc733..4821332 100644
--- a/pyprind/prog_class.py
+++ b/pyprind/prog_class.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 class Prog():
     def __init__(self, iterations, track_time, stream):
         self.cnt = 0
-        self.max_iter = float(iterations) # accommodation for Python 2.x users
+        self.max_iter = iterations
         self.track = track_time
         self.time = [time.clock(), 0]
         self.stream = stream